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- [ɔl 'tɝnətɪv]
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- [ɔːl 'təːnətɪv]
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Listen- Derivatives : n alternate; adv alternatively
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- alternative [ɔl 'tɝnətɪv] [ɔːl 'təːnətɪv]
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noun
两者（或两者以上）挑一，二者择一，取舍，抉择
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2.
noun
可供选择的办法（或方案）；选择余地
- Online Classrooms are quickly becoming an attractive and popular alternative to traditional classroom settings.
- 网上课堂很快成为当下非常时髦的学习方式，是传统课堂以外的又一选择。
- 3. noun 可供选择的事物；替换物
- 4. adjective 两者（或两者以上）择一的，二择其一的，可从数个中任择其一的；选择的
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adjective
供替代的
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adjective
非主流的；另类的
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1.
noun
两者（或两者以上）挑一，二者择一，取舍，抉择
Collins English-English Dictionary
- alternative [ɔːl't3ːnətɪv]
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n
a possibility of choice, esp between two things, courses of action, etc
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n
either of such choices
- we took the alternative of walking
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adj
presenting a choice, esp between two possibilities only
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adj
(of two things) mutually exclusive
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adj
denoting a lifestyle, culture, art form, etc, regarded by its adherents as preferable to that of contemporary society because it is less conventional, materialistic, or institutionalized, and, often, more in harmony with nature
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adj
another word for disjunctive
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a possibility of choice, esp between two things, courses of action, etc
Examples
- Is there an alternative to going?
- 还有可供选择的去路吗? → alternative
- alternative routes
- 可选择的两条(或两条以上)路线 → alternative
- We asked business developers to put up an alternative business plan.
- 我们要求业务拓展人员再提交一份商业计划书，以供备选。 → alternative
- Online Classrooms are quickly becoming an attractive and popular alternative to traditional classroom settings.
- 网上课堂很快成为当下非常时髦的学习方式，是传统课堂以外的又一选择。 → alternative
- to have no alternative (but to)
- (除...外)别无选择 → alternative
- alternative practitioner
- 使用非传统治疗方式的从业者 → practitioner
- we took the alternative of walking → alternative
- a nonfattening alternative → nonfattening
- 备选案文
- alternative text → 备选
- 备选方案
- alternative proposal (or scheme) → 备选
nciku Note
在alternative和choice之间抉择
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alternative必须做出的严肃或重大的抉择，而且经常是两者必选其一；choice多指一般的选择，而且有更大的自由，即可选可不选。 |
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